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REMNANTS OF THE FALLEN

Perpetual Immaturity

(Dope Records)

Reviewed by : Greg Pratt
Rating : 8.0

Quality melodic death metal here from Korea's REMNANTS OF THE FALLEN, who not only lay down a (probably unintentionally) hilarious album title which totally betrays the dead-serious razor-wire melodeath on display here but also lay down some surprisingly great melodeath. Production is clear as can be, all treble and cutting and nothing getting muddled up, the double-bass leading the way, the riffing stealing the show in a way that reminds me of the greatest of the Gothen-bands, back when that sound was a fresh and fun idea. Sometimes they start to skirt a bit too much towards a less interesting, more BLACK DAHLIA MURDER sort of zone (see 'Sea Beast'), but for the most part, these guys got dynamics, they've got melodies but they don't make 'em too predictable, and they've got aggression. Sure, melodic death metal is a totally dull proposition in 2013, but if you must, this is about as good as it gets.